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"And where is he?"
"Unfortunately, h they very much wanted to"
"So you’re the only one on your teaht now?"
He arched a brow and leaned back casually into the seat, giving me a better view of his torso I forced led to forraduated, so our level of involve months depends heavily on the project’s financial stability"
"In other words, their dedication is dependent on funding"
"Somewhat"
"Is yours?"
"No," I said sharply, immediately defensive at the implication I had dedicatedelse
"Continue" He waved et back on track "At this juncture, we are seeking an injection of capital for rowth and revenue"
"What’s your conversion rate?"
"Froistered users, about twenty percent--"
"Okay, but what about paid users?" he interrupted
"About five percent of our users upgrade to pro accounts"
"How do you plan to iers ihts on track Every question he posed sounded like a challenge or an insult, effectively squashing every confidence-inspiring pep talk I had given e of panic, I looked to Max for a sign of hope He seeined was par for the course for Blake The others stared blankly between their notepads andno indication of their interest either way
For a split second I had thought last night’s run-in o easy onout to be a bit of a jerk
"We’ve been focused on building and rowing virally We recently started to target boutique fashion designers who are h the site With a solid base of potential consu to attract more retailers and brands in the industry and increase our paidmyself for another interruption, but Blake’s phone silently lit up,him Relieved to finally to be out from under his microscope, I concluded with the competitor analysis and financial projections before my time was up
An aard silence descended upon the room Blake took a sip of his coffee, closed out the screen on his phone, and set it back on the table "Are you seeing anyone?"
My heart pounded in my chest and my face heated, as if I’d been unexpectedly called on in class Was I seeing anyone? I stared at him in shock, unsure if I fully understood the implication of his question "Excuse et the funds you need froroup, it could be a factor that affects your ability to grow"
I hadn’tthe only wo a spotlight on ynist prick I clenchedof expletives at him I couldn’t lose my cool, but I wasn’t about to smile away his inappropriate behavior